A day after blown save, Yanks’ Bednar escapes messy 9th by ‘digging deep, getting a little gritty’
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A day after blowing a save in Game 4 of the ALCS, Zack Britton wasn’t about to let that happen again.
The New York Yankees closer was tasked with preserving a two-run lead for the 9th inning and was brought into the game with runners on first and third and no outs. But he quickly found himself in a hole, allowing a single to Austin Meadows to score a run and put Tampa Bay within one.
“I just kind of dug in,” Britton said. “I had a plan, I stuck with it, and that’s what got me out of the jam.”
With runners still on first and third, Britton struck out Pinch-hitter Jake Fraley looking for his …
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